Galena USD 499

2019 Graduation Set for Sunday, May 19

The Galena High School Class of 2019 will be graduating on Sunday, May 19th.  The day will begin with Baccalaureate at 2:00 in the James C. Christman Performing Arts Center.  The speaker for Baccalaureate this year will be Mr. Jeff Swartz from the First Baptist Church.  The senior video will also be shown during this time.  The 2019 Graduation will begin at 4:00 in the new gymnasium.  The speaker for Graduation . . .

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GHS to Host Regional Softball Tournament

Regional Baseball at Frontenac & Baxter

Galena High School will be hosting the 2019 Regional Softball tournament on Monday, May 13th and Tuesday, May 14th.  This regional action is a Kansas High School Athletic Association (KSHSAA) event and no passes will be accepted at the gate.  Price of admission will be $6 for adults and $5 for students.  The Galena softball team will play the Lady Columbus Titans at 6:30 PM on Monday in first round play. The . . .

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USD #499 Schools Receive Challenge Awards

Liberty Elementary and Galena Middle School accepted the Challenge Award of Merit  from retired Superintendent Jim Porter of Fredonia on Wednesday, April 24th.  This Award is given for outstanding achievement and uncommon accomplishment based on Kansas Math and Reading Assessment results as well as other qualifying factors. The Challenge Award is given by the Confidence in Education Task Force, a . . .

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Kansas Post High School Opportunity Parent Perception Survey

Dear Parents/Guardians:   The Kansas State Board of Education launched a new vision for education – Kansas leads the world in the success of each student. This vision focuses on identifying and addressing the unique needs of each student. A key piece of this vision is helping students to explore and identify their passions while . . .

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Liberty Students Receive Free Books

Galena Order of the Eastern Star, Masonic Lodge of Galena, and USD #499 Nurse DeAnn Kellogg have generously sponsored our school to purchase books with the Scholastic book program set up to get books in students hands at home. Scholastic Book Club offers different $1 books each month. Mrs. Whited organizes with the teachers on who would want what book and then they are presented to the students during morning opening. This is our fourth . . .

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USD #499 Students Celebrate Dr. Seuss Day

Liberty Elementary started out celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday by going first thing this morning to read and give a pencil to all of the Spring Grove students.  Upon returning to Liberty, students were able to participate in several stations including Dr. Seuss Jeopardy, computer quizzes, book walk, snacks, and a photo booth with creative frames for individual and class pictures. Spring Grove Primary Center and . . .

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GHS Athletes Selected for CNC Honors

Congratulations to the following Galena High School athletes for being chosen as part of the CNC League Basketball teams: Senior Madyson Cox was a unanimous pick for the girls CNC 1st Team this year.  Addysin Scarrow, a sophomore, was selected as a part of the Honorable Mention CNC team. On the boys side, Senior JC Shelton was tapped as part of the CNC 2nd team, while fellow Senior Blake Booth, was named to the . . .

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